Austria

The country that caused a world war and blamed it on Germany (technically, the second was also her fault).

She's confident, and you better not steal her desserts or onions, or else... Well, I can't guarantee your safety anymore.

Basic Information

Official Name: Republic of Austria/Republik Österreich
Capital and Largest City: Vienna

Government: Federal parliamentary republic

Languages Spoken: Official- German, Official regional- Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian,
She speaks German and English. As well as Turkish and Hungarian, both of which she learned in her past, for very different reasons, but she still uses them frequently enough to be semi-fluent in both. And a bit of Slovene and Croatian, but not very good.

 

Global Influence: Austria has played a significant role in global history, particularly through the Habsburg Empire, which dominated European politics for centuries. As the heart of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria exerted immense influence over Central Europe, shaping diplomacy, culture, and warfare. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, one of the world's great powers until its collapse in 1918, contributed to arts, music (with figures like Mozart and Beethoven), and intellectual thought. Austria's strategic position also made it a key player in both World Wars and later a neutral ground during the Cold War, hosting major international organizations like the UN and OPEC. Today, it continues to impact global affairs through its diplomatic and cultural contributions.

Human Name: Marie Gruber
Alias/Nicknames: Marie (by most), Mary (by some English-speaking nations, hates the nickname), Maus or Mausie (by East Germany, the nickname annoys her, but she also finds it really funny),


Exists Since: 1st November 996 (first appearance of her country's name)
Actual Birthday/Celebrates on: November 1st, but celebrates on October 26th (her national day),

Visual/Mental Age: 27/30

Gender/Pronouns: Female (she/her)

Appearance

Basic:
She has darker brown hair and brown eyes. A strand of hair that she tucks behind her ear so it doesn't stand up represents the Jungholz enclave. Along with pale skin. She's 166cm tall and weighs 74,4kg.

Tattoos/Piercings: None,

Birthmarks:
She has a large birthmark right above her chest on the right, representing Enns. She also has a light birthmark on her left upper thigh, representing the Ziller Valley (Zillertal). Along with a birthmark on her back, which stands up quite a bit, representing the mountain Großglockner (Grossglockner).

 

Scars:
Most of her scars are faded, small, and can only be seen up close. She has a small scar on her right shoulder from the Swabian War. Along with one right under this, on her upper arm, one on her lower upper arm and a larger scar on her stomach from the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars in Hungary (1526-1568), though they're mostly faded now. She used to have a scar on her face from Bolesław I's invasions back when she was a baby. On the back of her left arm, there's a scar from the Uskok War. She has multiple scars on her back from the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Russo-Austrian-Turkish War of 1735-39, the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Austro-Prussian War, the Battle of Galicia, and the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. Along with that, she has a scar on her left hand from the war of the Quadruple Alliance. She has a scar on the back of her head from the War of the Fifth Coalition and a scar on the nape of her neck from the War of the Sixth Coalition. Also, a scar on her ankle from the July Putsch. She has a scar on her inner upper arm from the Serbian Campaign and a scar on her left upper thigh from the Battle of Caporetto. She also has a small scar on her left wrist from the Battles of Isonzo. She has a scar from frostbite on her left side, representing the worst avalanche in Austria.

 

Clothes:
She likes to wear jeans, usually with a belt and sneakers, along with tops that have a lower cleavage. During celebrations and semi-formal events, she likes to wear a trachtenkleid (see picture), which she sewed herself in the late 1950s. During more formal events and when her country's traditional clothing wouldn't be appropriate, she wears a pantsuit. 

Personality

Voice:
She tends to speak in a lower, steady voice, with thought out words and mostly the same pitch. However, when she greets people on the streets, her voice goes incredibly high-pitched and breathy.


Body Language:
Her body language is rather closed off, often having her hands on her hips, her arms crossed, or when she's sitting, folded in her lap. Otherwise, she has her hands together in front of her chest, which is rather rare.

 

Core Motivations: Recognition and creating a new identity.

Core Fears: Loss of identity and Failure.

 

Emotional Expression: Reserved and closed up.

Humor Style: Sarcastic and dry.

Communication Style: Direct and, if prompted, quite open.

Social Approach: She's rather individualistic, but warm.

Trust & Relationships: She doesn't trust easily, but has many friends and allies.

Approach to Knowledge & Learning: She tends to learn as much as she can, before even stating that she's learning about something. She likes to learn more as time passes and tends to stick to learning about many things at once, with only few things sticking.

Work Ethic & Discipline: She's very hard-working and disciplined, but knows how to relax.

Creativity & Innovation: She's very creative, but in a structured way, including having one approach to making music that she crafted over time and now follows rigidly. If she were to write a book, she'd plot out every single scene before writing it.

Attitude Toward Rules & Tradition: She loves rules and is quite the traditional person, but tries to embrace modernity, even if she struggles to do so.

Unusual Habits: She likes to humm to herself when alone, even when she's not listening to music. She also often puts her hands on her hips or crosses her arms, especially when arguing.

Bad Habits: She drinks a beer every morning and smokes around two ciggarettes a week. Alongside that, she tends to stay up late and bite her nails.

Pet Peeves: She hates being seen as German or compared to Germany. She also hates it when people can't understand her accent, which is a mixture of all her country's accents.

 

Likes:
collecting things, being listened to, debating, watching the TV (like quiz shows, sports), car races, cars in general, psychology, the environment, mines, sweets, holidays,

Dislikes:
smoking, tourists, physical touch, hangovers, church bells (the noise they make), small talk, bees,

Favourite Hobbies & Pastimes:
skiing, hiking, wintersports in general, collecting stamps and postcards, water skiing,

Other Hobbies:
psychology, studying random things, environmentalism,

 

Other:
She prefers to take the car over public transport, but much prefers to walk everywhere. She's very knowledgable in restaurant business. She used to be anti-semetic but has fully changed since then, and tries to make up for her past and also her past in the world wars, despite not getting blamed much for either.

Overall: 
She's quite the orderly, polite, and disciplined person who loves to work hard, but knows how to relax and likes to follow rules. She's also quite creative, but has a perfectionistic and resistant-to-change side. She also loves watching sports and TV in general, as well as participating in sports and discussing anything from sports to politics to religion. She has a dry but sarcastic humour, is impatient, and quite arrogant. She holds her opinions of food and alcohol to high regard and loves both.

Strengths:
hard working, disciplined, creative, artistic, resiliant, thinks independently, polite, orderly, conversational, smart, diplomatic, peaceful, loyal, reliable, problem solver,

Weaknesses:
Resistant to change, impatient, arrogant, easily addicted, emotionally reserved, rigid views, perfectionist, critical, overthinker, too serious, overly cautious, slow to start solving problems,

Decision-Making Style: She tends to make desicions slowly with a lot of planning and structure beforehand, trying to follow all the rules.

General Disposition: She's quite pragmatic and a little melancholic.

Energy Level: Her energy levels are usually the same, steady, focused and calm.

Approach to Conflict: She tends to approach conflic passive, peaceful and diplomatic nowadays, in stark contrast to her old approach, which was violent and to lash out.

Comfort Zone vs. Adventure: She much prefers her comfort zone and stability over adventure, but is willing to step out of her comfort zone if it's clear it'll help her or her country.

Typical Mood Swings & Triggers: She tends to have the same demenour most times, but comparing her to German, confusing her for Australia and just not knowing her in general, can set her off quite a lot and make her quite angry. She also gets set off by too loud noises like fireworks and lead into a panic if she doesn't have something or someone to distract her. Something not going according to plan also tend to stress her out.

Coping Mechanisms & Stress Responses: When stressed, she tends to panic, but tries to bottle it up, though tends to fails and to relieve said stress she tends to make music. She also listens to music or watches TV to help aleviate any stress that she can't do anything about. If she can do something to stop her stress, she will plan how to do it and then execute her plan.

Favourite Colors & Why: She loves red, as she associates it with her country and white, as that's the colour of all her favourite flowers. But her absolute favourite colour is purple, especially warm dark purples, as the colour reminds her of her childhood.

Favourite Foods & Drinks: She loves schnitzel, bread with blueberry jam, blueberries, strawberries, sachertorte, potatoes, pumpkins, strudel, dairy products, coffee, beer, wine, and Latella.

Favourite Music Genre & Artists: She loves classical music, but also likes rock, pop, and electro. Her favourite artists are Mozart and Falco. She also loves Christmas music of any kind, especially the song "Stille Nacht". She hates Schlager music.

Favourite Animals & Why: She loves goats, especially the alpine ibex, because she tends to project herself onto them and likes eagles as they're her national animals and sees herself in them as well.

Favorite Season & Weather: She loves the winter and the summer equally, as both seasons are excellent for sports. Though hiking works through all seasons. Her favourite weather is slightly cloudy, as it's the perfect weather for sports and going on walks.

Favourite Places: She loves being in the mountains or by lakes, preferably both at once, as there she feels most at home. She also loves forests.

Other

National Flower: Edelweiss

National Animal & Meaning: Black Eagle,

Common Colors in National Identity: Red and white, from the flag.

Popular National Mottos/Phrases: None officially. Unofficial: A.E.I.O.U.

Flag Colours & Symbolism: The flag is striped red, white, red from top down, the red stands for strength and bravery while the white stands for peace and honesty.

National Myths & Legends: Krampus, Nachtkrapp, Perchta, White/wise Women (Weiße/weise Frauen), Basilisks, Witches,
Patriotic Symbols & What They Represent: Found no other important ones.